I was once diagnosed with Meuniere's Disease...it went away!

January 1, 2004

HI,

About 12 years ago, I suffered from vertigo for about 3 months. After that,

the vertigo went away, but the persistent dizziness and lightheadded feeling

lasted for at least a year. I was told that I had Meuniere's disease, went on a

salt free (ha...just try it) diet, and tried to take the medicines. All of this

was going on as I was trying to teach art to lower school kids. A nightmare. I

felt such empathy for your story about having Meuniere's along with your

achalasia. Wow. I want to tell you, however, that I found my way out of

meunieres when I started taking allergy shots. I found that I was allergic to

dust mites and mold, and I hated taking allergy medicine, so I opted to try the

shots. I never dreamed that they would alleviate my dizziness. But thank you

GOD, they did. I still believe I did not have meuniere's,but rather, a virus

that caused the saga. I actually had been taking maximum dose asprin for 6

weeks to try to get over a strange new sensation in my throat, and some doctors

believed I had salicylic acid toxicity from the asprin that started the ringing

in my ears, followed by vertigo. Perhaps that is true. But the wheels in my

head are really spinning now...I have since come to believe that the strange

sensation of burning in my neck, followed by a burning or matallic sensation in

my mouth were most likely the beginnings of my achalasia. All of this was going

on simultaneously. I began having esophageal problems shortly thereafter. Wow.

Is there a connection to all of this wrapped up in one mysterious package of

symptoms? I hope your meuniere's goes away too. Geesh, that was worse than A

anyday for me. I couldn't think straight during that time. And there was NO

quitting my job...no way. It was so hard to continue teaching that year. What

a depression I developed...a real doozie. I'm over that now too. Boy, reading

your email sure surfaced a treasure trove of memories for me. 12 years ago I

was a basket case, visiting doctors all the time. No answers. SO hard. I will

pray for you that your symptoms go away or at least become manageable. Mine

never did until I took the allergy shots. That might be an avenue for you to

explore.

In Houston

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